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East Africa & Indian Ocean, Zanzibar Urban/West

Zanzibar

Stone Town seafront (surface only)

Tidal foreshore Inferred from historyRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Sea glassSea glass

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Moximox (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1698-1940

Every port function since 1700 fronted this beach; the spring-low flats below the seawall carry glass and ceramic scatter. No citable documentation - inference.

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